Patients
I help people with heart disease maximize their healthcare experiences.
Talk Details
Title
Your Health Is Yours, Not Theirs
Overview
Heart disease is never just heart disease, yet our healthcare system too often treats you like a patient rather than a person. Indeed, health is more than medical – it’s also social, financial, and emotional. I’ve had 2 open-heart surgeries and hundreds of healthcare encounters as a heart patient. I’m also a health professional with training in aging, biology, and religion. I draw from my personal experiences and my professional expertise to offer a simple playbook for a better life by helping you be an active participant, not a passive recipient, in your medical care.
Learning Outcomes
Acquire easy-to-use tricks for making your healthcare appointments simpler and smoother.
Gain skills of assertiveness and self-advocacy to make sure you get everything you need out of your healthcare.
Optimize your health by expanding your toolbox to include all resources at your disposal, medical and beyond.
Learn to take command of your healthcare to have more autonomy in your healthcare decisions.